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Martin County Public Library to launch outreach services
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County — The Martin County Public Library is expanding its outreach services with a mobile library initiative. The program is set to launch this month at Dempsey Housing, providing free books for children to promote literacy and access to library resources. “We’ve done a substantial job of bringing the…
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Library’s summer reading program launches with resounding success
Kentucky Reptile Zoo coming Thursday LIBRARY STAFF REPORT MARTIN COUNTY — The Martin County Public Library’s summer reading program kicked off with a bang this year to bring community and education to local youths. The program launched June 1 with an exciting visit from BARKer Farm and some amazing creatures. With the theme of “All…
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Library board reads budget
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — The Martin County Public Library board conducted the first reading of an $806,278 budget for the fiscal year 2024 during a meeting Monday at the Rufus Reed Library in Lovely. Board member John Triplett noted expenditures had increased. “Looks like about 60% of all your expenditures are more…
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Over 18,600 physical books checked out last year in Inez
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Public Library at the Collier Center in Inez is being used “considerably more than in years past.” Library board chairperson Donnie Osborne announced the facility had 18,605 physical book checkouts and 1,851 electronic checkouts in 2022. “We had 4,000 to 5,000 more checkouts in this location than…
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BSCTC libraries redesign space
PRESTONSBURG — Big Sandy Community & Technical College (BSCTC) recently redesigned the physical spaces of their campus libraries to support student collaborative learning. The redesign includes modular study spaces and active learning environments that inspire creativity and synergy. Students can now come to the library and choose how they need their space set up to…
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